Just to tell you guys that i had a problem with wbstartup after removing a harddisk wich had a link in wbstartup to a program on that harddisk while it was not marked.
Had to boot with no startup-sequence and run wbstartup from amiga-dos and remove the link to that program.
What sort of problem, need more info I'm afraid...
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after the splash screen appears, press and hold the two mouse buttons, enter in the early startup menu and boot without startup sequence. When the shell appears enter: "loadwb" without quotes and press enter then: "endcli" and again press enter.
The system should load without problems, now look for a file called "backdrop" in the sys: partition. Edit the file and remove the link that look for the missing hard drive..
I do not know if recent systems have this problem because i run OS4.1 update 1 (iso) on the SE.
But i guess if new users run into this problem that it is not easy to solve it. My idea is that if you unmark the program then wbstartup should not look up for that program on boot-up as the user does not want it.
I guess if you have a program in wbstartup and you place it for example in an other drawer and you reboot your system that you will run in to the same problem here.
Seems like wbstartup does the job wel if the program is not on his place but the device is present, it just moves on.
I have done an extra test by copying the clock and notepad to an other harddisk and put them in wbstartup. Then removed the harddisk and the workbench hangs again afther a boot.
Dirk-B wrote: Seems like wbstartup does the job wel if the program is not on his place but the device is present, it just moves on.
I have done an extra test by copying the clock and notepad to an other harddisk and put them in wbstartup. Then removed the harddisk and the workbench hangs again afther a boot.
i just tried the following with the current update: - copied commodity to partition "test:". - added commodity to wbstartup - restarted - all fine - renamed "test:" to "test-x:" - should behave like removing partition - restart wbstartup now asks to insert device "test:". which i can abort two/three times. then everything goes on just like normal.
maybe you should simply install the updates at a start?!
It might be something wrong whit the program, anyway. Or it might need to start before workbench is started or the screen is open, some programs do not support starting from wbstartup.
Default for Workbench3.x/4.0, you need to edit the icon tooltype add "DONOTWAIT", if you start a program from wbstartup, the same things should be available in wbstartup prefs in AmigaOS4.1.
Edited by LiveForIt on 2013/5/21 18:31:03
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Yes, they are, except that the DONOTWAIT tooltype has been "translated" into a checkbox, and its meaning is "reversed", i.e. you need to make sure the checkbox (at the bottom of the icon information window when opened from WBStartup prefs) is NOT checked.
nbache wrote: Yes, they are, except that the DONOTWAIT tooltype has been "translated" into a checkbox, and its meaning is "reversed", i.e. you need to make sure the checkbox (at the bottom of the icon information window when opened from WBStartup prefs) is NOT checked.
You can skip WBStartUp by holding down a key at boot. Can never remember which one though. Shift? Ctrl? Alt?
...You can also hold down the Ctrl key (either one on a PC keyboard) or the middle mouse button (if you have one); this will make the system boot without Startup-Sequence, just like it would do if you selected it from the Early Startup Menu. And if instead you hold down either one of the Shift or Alt keys (including Alt Gr on a PC keyboard), the system will boot without starting anything from the WBstartup drawer; a similar effect to what you would see if you renamed the WBstartup drawer and rebooted...
Thanks - couldn't be bothered to change my language from Danish and check the original wording
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ssolie wrote:
Excerpt from the AmigaOS Documentation Wiki
And in fact also available as Workbench.guide right on everybody's OS 4 - just click the nice friendly WBHelp lightbulb in your AmiDock - or press your Help/Scroll Lock key from your WB .
a similar effect to what you would see if you renamed the WBstartup drawer and rebooted...
If I remember correct there is no wbstartup directory in AmigaOS4.1 (But you might have one, its more side effect of trying excalibur, the installation script create a directory if its missing, I did not like it being removed, due to legacy.)
(NutsAboutAmiga)
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a similar effect to what you would see if you renamed the WBstartup drawer and rebooted...
If I remember correct there is no wbstartup directory in AmigaOS4.1 (But you might have one, its more side effect of trying excalibur, the installation script create a directory if its missing, I did not like it being removed, due to legacy.)
Now fixed on the wiki along with a few other things.
And in fact also available as Workbench.guide right on everybody's OS 4 - just click the nice friendly WBHelp lightbulb in your AmiDock - or press your Help/Scroll Lock key from your WB .
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